UF HOBI
Improving care, promoting wellness, reducing disparities and driving innovation.
HOBI RESEARCH
real-world research
Insightful. Implementable. Impactful.
At HOBI, we’re changing the face and the pace of health research. Our patient populations reflect the diversity of the real world. Our health interventions consider the needs of patients and providers. Our data-driven research speeds scientific discoveries.
hobi ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Certificate
Go above your professional training with a graduate certificate in implementation science or biomedical informatics.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Masters
Learn how to conduct health outcomes assessments and clinical effectiveness research in a range of biomedical, clinical and community-based research settings.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Ph.D.
Become an expert at evaluating health interventions, treatments, prevention practices and policies to determine what works on a large-scale level and why.
hobi and diversity
equity, inclusion and access
Our commitment to diversity
HOBI is dedicated to improving health outcomes for all and reducing health inequities through education, research and service. We strive to be a community of students, staff and faculty that celebrates inclusion, diversity, equity and access and are committed to fostering a people-centered, creative environment for all.
HOBI news & Events
Department Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Nov 09
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Grand Rounds ft. Melanie Guldi, PhD
via Zoom
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Nov 10
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HOBI Seminar — Megan Gregory, Ph.D.
11:00am to 12:00pm
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upcoming event
HOBI Grand Rounds featuring Melanie Guldi, PhD
November 9
Please join the department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics for grand rounds with Melanie Guldi, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the College of Business Administration at the at the University of Central Florida. She will present, “Leveraging the RDC to analyze the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (The Effects of Pregnancy-Related Medicaid Expansions on Maternal, Infant, and Child Health)” on November 9th from 12-1pm via Zoom.
UF team joins national study of brain development…
The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child…
Top 5: AI Vision Helps UF Rise in Rankings
An initiative to transform its curriculum and research with machine learning, powered by an AI supercomputer, provides a model for other universities.
Bylund named editor-in-chief of new online journal
HOBI professor Carma Bylund, Ph.D., has been named editor-in-chief of PEC Innovation, a new online journal published by Elsevier covering the fields…
meet OUR FACULTY
faculty spotlight
Christopher Harle, Ph.D.
Dr. Harle’s research focuses on how information technology-mediated communication tools affect consumer, patient, and provider decisions and behavior. As Chief Research Information Officer, he is focused on developing excellent people, processes, and infrastructure that enable research and discovery with real-world health data and information technology across UF Health.
